Improvement in combined coal-boxes and fire-iron holders



A. F. TRIPP Combined Goal-Box and Fire Iron Holders.

No. 134,230, Patened Dec. 24,1872.

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AUGUSTUS r. TRIPP, or BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMlNED COAL-BOXES AND FIRE-IRON HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 134,230, dated December24, 1872.

The invention consists, first, of a coal-box' provided with acompartment at one side thereof (preferably at the back) of suflicientsize to receive and hold a shovel, tongs, and poker, whereby the use ofa separate stand for the purpose is dispensed with,and the soiled lowerportions of the fire-irons concealed from view, and the dirt-and cinderswhich adhere thereto prevented from soiling the floor or carpet; second,in the combination, with such coal-box and receptacle for fire-irons, ofa series of hooks or ment, and separated from it by a verticalpartition, e. f f are two hooks or curved arms,

attached to the upper edge of the back side of l the receptacle D, oneach side of the center thereof, at a sufficient distance apart toreceive the legs of the tongs between them; and f f are two hooks, oneither side of the hooks f f, for receiving the handles of the shoveland poker, as shown in the drawing.

I prefer to make the receptacle D of the-same height as the rest of thebox, so that when the .fire-irons are placed therein only the upper and,

usually ornamented portions of the handles will project above the box ina convenient position, while the lower portions of the irons areconcealed in the receptacle D, which also retains any cinders that mayhave adhered thereto after' using the irons.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combined coal-box A and receptacle D,substantially as shown and described, as a new article of manufacture.

2. The arrangement of the hooks or curved arms f f with the receptacle Dof the coalbox and holder for fire-irons, as hereinbefore set forth.

AUGUSTUS F. TRIPP.

Witnesses:

JOHN J. BONNER, EDWARD WILHELM.

